Rwanda, Tanzania sign energy deal in Kigali

Presidents Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania after witnessing the signing of an energy sector MoU in Kigali on May 19, 2026. They are flanked by Tanzania’s Energy minister Deogratias John Ndejembi (left) and Rwanda’s Infrastructure minister Jimmy Gasore.

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Rwanda and Tanzania on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding on energy sector cooperation covering power trade, energy infrastructure development, technical cooperation, capacity building, and investment promotion. 

President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her host Paul Kagame witnessed the signing at the Kigali Convention Centre by Rwanda’s Infrastructure minister Jimmy Gasore and Tanzania’s Energy minister Deogratias John Ndejembi on the sidelines of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (Neisa).